Second Chance EIN

24-7372869

Organization’s Description URL

We end cycle of reincarceration by providing ex-convicts with job training, placement and www.secondchance.org
mentoring services to make a successful transition.
Sector
Social Problem Employment/Jobs
- 67% of adults released from federal and state penitentiaries are reincarcerated within 3 years of
their release. Tax Structure
- On average, taxpayers pay $30,000 per year to support an inmate – that amounts to annual 501(c)3
spending of over $50bn on inmates.
- The cause of the problem is ex-convict unemployment. US Department of Labor writes ex- Year of Incorporation
convicts who are employed full-time are exponentially less likely to commit crimes again. 2007
- The unemployment rate for ex-convicts 1 year after their release is 60%. Ex-convicts are
unemployed for 2 reasons, 1) lack of professional skills – 70% of ex-convicts do not have high
Desired Type of Capital
school diploma, and 2) stigma of being an ex-convict.
Grant
Solution Debt
- Second Chance solves the unemployment problem by teaching ex-convicts
- 92% of our graduates are still with business partners, 1 year after being employed full-time. Top Funders
- Since our beginning 407 ex-convicts have started the program and only 37 did not complete it. 1) Smith Foundation
- The number of ABC Company business partners has tripled every year since incorporation. 2) Detroit YMCA
- What separates ABC Company from other organizations is our focus on educating business 3) Eric Williams
partners. We conduct workshops for business partners educating them on subjects like conflict
management and tax benefits of hiring ex-convicts. 2009 Financial Totals
- We have a 6,000 sq. ft. office space, open daily from 7am-7pm. Revenues $1,330,000
Expenses $1,020,000
Capital Needs & Use of Funds
- $1,000,000 Headquarters
- Hire 170 instructors: 10 full-time, 45 part-time, 115 volunteer/contractors 3872 Jefferson Ave.
- Open offices in Chicago and Cleveland Detroit, MI
- Place 1,800 interns within 9 months of raising requested $1 million of funds 23847
- Complete above mile stones within 9 months of receiving capital USA

Visibility Executive(s)
- Institutional Funders will have their logos placed on the front page of Secondchance.org – a Brett Hudson
website that receives 2,000 unique visitors a month. bhudson@secondchance.org
- After grant is received, Second Chance will send press releases to 10 news outlets.
- The Second Chance Executive Director, Brett Hudson, will commit to participating in 3 monthly Telephone
events (diners, panel discussions, etc.) hosted by or on behalf of the grantmaker. 313-235-9845
- News of any funding received is broadcast on Secondchance.org and our social media outlets.
- The Institutional Funders will be the first story in our newsletter, that has 3,500 subscribersBoard Composition
- Second chance will also post the donation on our Facebook page, which was 189 likes, and to 1) Board Members 10
our Twitter account, which has 893 followers. 2) LGBT 1
3) Men 6
Measurement 4) Women 6
- Metrics we use to measure success is percentage of graduates who stay with business 5) Veterans 4
partners, percentage of ex-convicts who make it through the entire program, and the number of 6) Hispanic/Latino 7
new business partners we receive through referrals. 7) Black 3
- We measure failure with number of interns who do not pass exams during training.
- The vision of Second Chances workforce development program is to eliminate one of the two Full-Time Staff
reasons ex-convicts have high unemployment – lack of professional skills. 1) Full-time Staff 15
-In five years, we plan on having training facilities in 20 major US cities. 2) Women 3
3) Men 12
4) Veterans 4
5) Black 11
6) Hispanic/Latino 3
7) Native American 1